Vasilije Stojković | ||||||||||||||||||
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Василије Стојковић | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 January 1923 | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 June 2008 (aged 85) | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Serbian | |||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Vasa | |||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Belgrade | |||||||||||||||||
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| Years active | 1946–1983 | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 1942–1949 | |||||||||||||||||
| Position | Guard | |||||||||||||||||
| Number | 6, 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1942 | BTK | |||||||||||||||||
| 1945 | Serbia | |||||||||||||||||
| 1946–1949 | Crvena zvezda | |||||||||||||||||
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Vasilije "Vasa" Stojković ( Serbian Cyrillic: Василије Васа Стојковић; January 8, 1923 – June 25, 2008) was a Serbian sports journalist, basketball player and association football executive.
Sports journalism career
Stojkovic has been engaged in sports journalism for more than 25 years. He started to work as journalist in 1946 and worked in the newspapers and magazines: Naš sport (1947–1952; sports journalist), Sport (1952–1962; editor of the football section), Eho (1962–1963, editor-in-chief) and Večernje novosti (1963–1971, editor of sports section). During his career, he reported from 45 countries from four continents, with several world championships and Olympic games.
Basketball career
Crvena zvezda
Stojković played for Belgrade-based team Crvena zvezda of the Yugoslav First League where he won four Yugoslav Championships. [1]
National team career
Stojković has played 26 games for the Yugoslavia national team. [2]
Football executive career
Stojković was a secretary-general of the Football Association of Yugoslavia (1971–1977) and a secretary-general of Red Star Belgrade (1980–1983). [3] [2] He was a chief operating officer of the 1973 European Cup Final and the UEFA Euro 1976. [3]
Career achievements and awards
- Yugoslav Basketball League champion: 4 (with Crvena zvezda: 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949)
Individual
- 1971 May Award [3]
- Golden Charter of Football Association of Yugoslavia
References
- ^ "Košarkaška prvenstva Jugoslavije (1945–91) – prvi deo". strategija.org. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ a b "IN MEMORIAM: Vasilije – Vasa Stojković". novosti.rs. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "Nogometni leksikon: Stojković, Vasilije (Vasa)". enciklopedija.lzmk.hr. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- 1923 births
- 2008 deaths
- Association football executives
- Basketball players from Belgrade
- Guards (basketball)
- KK Crvena zvezda players
- Red Star Belgrade non-playing staff
- Serbian men's basketball players
- Serbian newspaper editors
- Serbian columnists
- University of Belgrade Faculty of Law alumni
- Writers from Belgrade
- Yugoslav journalists
- Yugoslav men's basketball players
- 20th-century journalists
- 1942 Belgrade Basketball Championship players